Cost: $8; $7 for 4- to 12-year-olds; free for members and ages 3 and younger

Information: Join in some winter arts and crafts.

Contact: 815-965-3433; burpee.org

Experience winter at Severson Dells

A Winter Play Open House will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today at Severson Dells Nature Center, 8786 Montague Road, Rockford. It's free.

There will be outdoor activities, weather-permitting, as well as things to do indoors, including hot chocolate for the kids, coffee for the adults, a fire and time to put together one of the large nature floor puzzles or do a nature craft. For more information: 815-335-2915; seversondells.com

Watch the Globetrotters

Harlem Globetrotters' 2014 "Fans Rule" World Tour will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at the BMO Harris Bank Center, 300 Elm St., Rockford. Fans will vote on new rules to be used in the Globetrotters' games.

The Festival of Lights, which features more than 50 lighted holiday displays, will be from 5 to 11 p.m. daily through Tuesday. It is held at Sinnissippi Park, 1401 N. Second St., Rockford. It's free, but donations are accepted. For more information: 815-494-2569; rockfordfireandice.com.

See Nemo in Belvidere

Friday Night Movies features "Finding Nemo," with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the movie starting at 7 p.m. today at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, 111 W. First St., Belvidere. It's free and presented by the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce.

Dance the night away

The USA Dance 4th Saturday Ballroom Dance starts at 7 p.m. Saturday with a lesson at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, 111 W. First St., Belvidere.

Dances include cha cha, swing, waltz and more. You don't need to bring a partner. Cost is $8 for non-members, $6 for members, $2 for students. For more information: 815-975-0984; usadancerockford.org.

The event is at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St., Rockford. Cost is $35 through today, $45 afterward, and $70 for VIP tickets, which includes meeting Cole, drinks and hors d'oeuvres. For more information: coronadopac.org; 815-968-2722